Muddy Paws Rescue Receives $70,000 Grant from PetSmart Charities
Muddy Paws Rescue has received a $70,000 grant from PetSmart Charities to help prepare more shelter pets across the U.S. for adoption and ensure they are ready to find loving homes in New York. With the help of this grant, the organization will offer Muddy Paws the support for their efforts in the adoption of over 1,200 dogs!
Muddy Paws Rescue strives to be New York City’s leader in responsible, foster-based practices. We partner with open-intake shelters across the country and with a dedicated team of staff, fosters, volunteers and animal welfare advocates, have placed thousands of dogs in loving homes since our inception in 2016.
“This crucial funding will alleviate our expenses in spay and neuter surgeries, basic medical care, vaccinations, behavioral training, foster and volunteer support, and related supplies,” said Lisa Blum, Development Director for Muddy Paws Rescue. “It also enables the rescue of senior dogs and those with more significant medical needs.”
“Thanks to Muddy Paws Rescue’s proactive approach to reducing pet homelessness, so many deserving pets will be prepared to find loving homes,” said Johnny Jenkins, associate relationship manager at PetSmart Charities. “We are proud to support this work that provides comprehensive care to the New York homeless pet community.” Since 1994, through its partnership with nearly 4,000 humane societies, SPCAs and pet rescues across North America, PetSmart Charities has helped more than 9.3 million pets to find loving homes via its in-store adoption program in over 1,650 PetSmart® stores. The leading funder of animal welfare has also donated nearly $430 million to positively impact communities, to help preserve families, to improve access to veterinary care and to connect people and pets through initiatives like this with Muddy Paws Rescue.
About Muddy Paws Rescue
Muddy Paws Rescue is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that partners with open-intake shelters across the U.S to place homeless dogs into loving forever homes. Since our inception in 2016, we have saved over 4,000 lives. With a dedicated team of fosters, volunteers, and animal welfare advocates, Muddy Paws Rescue strives to be New York City’s leader in responsible foster-based rescue practices.
About PetSmart Charities®:
PetSmart Charities, Inc. is committed to finding lifelong, loving homes for all pets by supporting programs and thought leadership that bring people and pets together. Through its in-store adoption program in all PetSmart® stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, PetSmart Charities helps to find forever homes and families for more than 500,000 shelter pets each year. PetSmart Charities also provides grant funding to nonprofits aligned with its mission. Each year, millions of generous PetSmart shoppers help pets in need by donating to PetSmart Charities using the PIN pads at checkout registers inside PetSmart stores. In turn, PetSmart Charities efficiently uses more than 90 cents of every dollar donated to fulfill its role as the leading funder of animal welfare in North America, granting nearly $430 million since its inception in 1994. Independent from PetSmart Inc., PetSmart Charities is a 501(c)(3) organization that has received the Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator, a third-party organization that reports on the effectiveness, accountability and transparency of nonprofits, for the past 17 years in a row – placing it among the top one percent of charities rated by this organization. To learn more visit www.petsmartcharities.org.
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